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Millions of people who have recovered from the early stages of COVID-19 continue to suffer from lingering nerve pain, fatigue and cognitive problems. A new academic review proposes that certain types of overactive immune cells may be responsible for this persistent nerve damage. These findings were published in the Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. Long-lasting coronavirus, officially referred to as the acute sequela of SARS-CoV-2 infection, remains a widespread public health problem. Global estimates suggest that more than 60 million people are affected by this condition. A meta-analysis that looked at a huge sample of more than 2 million…
Bayer and Monsanto, the biotech giant it acquired, have long faced allegations that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular herbicide Roundup, causes cancer. The uproar led to more than 100,000 lawsuits, billions of dollars in settlements, a Supreme Court case and several actions by the Trump administration. But amidst all the legal activity, few people stop to ask fundamental questions. “Why are we spraying so much glyphosate in the first place?”Often the answer is animal husbandry. In the United States, the majority of glyphosate applied is used to grow crops that feed livestock, not humans. President Trump has defended…
Just as paper must be folded into the correct shape to create origami sculptures, proteins in cells must form precise three-dimensional structures to function properly. As prediabetes progresses to diabetes, this delicate process can begin to break down. When misfolded or defective proteins accumulate in cells, they create stress that damages pancreatic cells responsible for producing insulin. Researchers from the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and the University of Michigan reported new details about this process on June 1, 2026. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Their findings revealed how insulin-producing cells coordinate protein folding and what happens…
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, particularly Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), have long criticized the government’s actions during the coronavirus pandemic, which began during the first Trump administration, and have sought to shift responsibility to those they say played a role in spreading the virus and then covering up the pandemic’s origins. There will be another chance to delve into the past Wednesday, when Anthony Fauci, the nation’s former top infectious disease expert, will testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee under Paul’s subpoena. It also could open up an opportunity for Paul to reconsider his repeated calls for…
Recent research published in journals Pro Swan This suggests that the amount of visible eye whites on a person’s face can have a significant impact on how others perceive them. Researchers found that faces with larger eye whites tend to be judged as more trustworthy, attractive, sociable, and of high social status. These findings provide evidence that even subtle facial features play a role in shaping our moment-to-moment social judgments about others. The human face serves as a rich source of social information in daily life. When we see a face, we automatically form an impression about that person’s personality,…
Ken Salazar has a climate and energy message for Democrats as they prepare to take on President Donald Trump’s machine in 2028. Let’s unite North American nations, especially with Mexico, to counter the Trump administration’s setbacks in global climate action. The lawyer who led the Interior Department in the Obama administration and served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico under former President Joe Biden makes the case for a new era of cooperation in a memoir that explores his Colorado roots and his role as one of the state’s pioneering Hispanic politicians. “What I’m looking for is this new American alliance,”…
People who have experienced abuse in childhood may automatically pay more attention to expressions of anger, even when they are not trying to judge a person’s mood. Small-scale studies published in journals biological psychology reveal that this heightened sensitivity to threatening facial cues occurs primarily during automatic processing in the brain. These unique neural patterns may help explain why some survivors remain exceptionally alert in everyday social situations. Lead author Tae Kyoung Lee and researcher Young Youn Kim, both based in the Department of Forensic Psychology at Gyeonggi University in South Korea, designed the study to better understand how early…
Scientists have for the first time pinpointed the age of prehistoric wall paintings inside Fond de Gaume, a famous decorated cave near Les Eisies in the Dordogne (southwest France). New discoveries provide a positive date for two black statues – a bison and a mask-like figure – and reveal that some of the artworks were created at widely separated times. The results could provide archaeologists with a powerful new way to reconstruct conditions when people entered decorated caves, painted pictures, and returned to make changes and additions to the caves. Why is it difficult to date Ice Age cave paintings?…
Recent research published in General psychiatry provides evidence that improving an individual’s underlying personality functioning during treatment helps maintain improved mental health long after formal treatment ends. This study suggests that when patients experience improvements in their core abilities to regulate their emotions and relate to others, they are less likely to experience recurrence of depression, anxiety, and physical symptoms one year later. Personality functioning is a psychological concept that serves as a structural framework for mental health. “Clinicians in the psychodynamic field work from the premise that symptoms often depend on something more fundamental: the ability to perceive oneself…
Children with a rare and often fatal genetic disorder may benefit from early treatment with vitamin B3, potentially halting serious worsening of the condition, according to a new study. The study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), significantly expanded knowledge about NAXD deficiency and showed that high-dose niacin therapy may improve survival outcomes. The research team identified nine additional cases of the disease, showing that the disease may present in a wider range of ways than previously recognized, including problems affecting the nervous system, heart, and prenatal development. A healthy…